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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

As most of you may realize I am a diabetic. I even have a separate category on my blog called Diabetes Saga. If you want click into Miki's Hope and scroll down to Labels on the left side bar-it has about 19 posts in there! I am one of the lucky ones who has managed to control it with diet and 2 Metformin pills a day. I don't need Insulin and hope I never do, Just the other day I received a notice under my door. The part that caught my immediate attention was that if you use syringes to administer Insulin (or other medications I assume)--that you are not allowed to throw them in the garbage-even if they are contained in a plastic container. Now I know for a fact that pharmacies will not take back unused medication-they will not dispose of it. I have no idea if hospitals will take these syringes and put them in the hazardous red boxes. What in the world are these people going to do? If anyone knows please write it in a comment below!! Diabetes is so prevalent it is frightening.

Today I received not one but two requests to spread the word. I have received nothing for this post!! I have it listed under my Charity tab.

If you or a friend or a loved one has diabetes won't you please consider signing up and become a Diabetic Advocate or perhaps you would like to join in on theTourdeCure. There are many other activities where you can help as well as keeping yourself fit.

The second email was about a site the American Diabetes Organization runs called Gift of Hope. There are some really nice items in there for holiday gift giving. Of course there are other items as well, All proceeds help the American Diabetes Organization with its important work! There is an online catalogue where you can view all they have to offer.

I hope you are able to help--even if it is giving a dollar or two when asked by a store you frequent. Every little bit helps!

There's so much great research going on to help with diabetes right now! Awareness is key to getting the kind of support needed to put it on people's radars and education so many who don't know how to properly take care of themselves. Great start with National Diabetes Day!

On behalf of diabetics everywhere I thank-you for raising awareness. I too am a diabetic and have some kidney failure because of it. I give you much credit for keeping yours under control. I have been dieting on an off for many years and have decided, by the advice of my cardiologist, to have weight loss surgery in the spring. I hope that with every post like this at least one person thinks about the possibility of themselves, a child or a love one becoming diabetic and changes something in their diet and level of activity.

Both my ex-husband and my fiancé are insulin dependent (type 1) diabetics. As to your question on how they dispose of their used syringes there are several options. My ex-husband puts his used syringes into an empty plastic laundry detergent container and then screws the lid on that before disposing of it. I guess that would be against the rules according to the flyer that you received. They do sell sharps containers like they use at hospitals that lock when it is time to dispose of them. I suppose that is the way to do it as safely as possible. My fiancé now uses an insulin pump which means he no longer needs to inject himself with needles, but he still had to use syringes (with a needle attached) to fill the pump. That needle never goes into his body though. He throws those directly into the trash after recapping them. Before he had the pump he had to inject himself directly with insulin. There is a small tool that he used that cuts the needle off of the syringe therefore eliminating the possibility that someone would be stuck with his used needle. The tool collected and locked the needles inside and would then be thrown away when full. Because insulin needles are so tiny it would take quite a while before it was full. Before he had that tool he would manually break off the needle and then place it inside the syringe, pushing the plunger down and trapping the needle inside. These needles are very tiny and get bent and trapped inside. Then the syringe could be thrown away fairly safely.

My father was insulin dependent and went through several needles a day. He has a sharp biohazard box thingy like they use at the hospital. He would put them in there and then take them to the doctors office when it was full and get another box. Diabetes is on the rise and I think more people should know about it and the possible complications that come with it. Hopefully people will continue to learn more about this disease.

give me some time to research for you of where you can dispose of needles or medications in the united states..in canada the medications can be given to the pharmacies and they dispose of them...

also up here..they have a needle program for drug addicts..where you can pick up clean needles..which i am assuming you can bring your used needles to get rid of them (not that i am comparing your diabetes to drug addiction)

Great information! I am not diabetic but I am a retired RN who has taken care of those who did not take care of their diabetes and I cannot stress enough how important that it is to take care of your diabetes to prevent the complications that often accompany it.

My brother has juvenile diabetes and takes Insulin, another brother has diabetes and takes Metformin. My hubby was diagnosed last year with diabetes and takes Metformin and Invokana. Type 2 Diabetes touches everybody's family and awareness can prevent Type 2 diabetes.